Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals
Orioles Hitting
a-lined out to right for L Terrero in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Roberts (24, M Redman); L Terrero (1, M Redman); M Tejada (23, M Redman)
- HRL Terrero (1, 7th inning off M Redman 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Mora (53), M Tejada (70), L Terrero 2 (6)
- 2Out RBIL Terrero 2
- GIDPK Millar
- Team LOB11
- Fielding
- ER Hernandez (10, dropped foul ball); M Tejada (13, throw); L Terrero (0, bobble)
- AssistsN Markakis (J Buck at 2nd base)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. StairsDH-1B |
S. CostaRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .382 | .449 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .322 | .401 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .359 | .411 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .331 | .433 | .396 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .340 | .416 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 | .353 | .439 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .336 | .500 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .276 | .377 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .277 | .354 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .212 | .325 | .265 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .300 | .393 |
| 34 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
a-walked for D Mientkiewicz in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for J Nelson in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs (13, K Benson); S Costa (9, K Birkins)
- 3BM Grudzielanek (3, C Britton)
- HRM Teahen 2 (11, 4th inning off K Benson 1 on, 1 Out; 6th inning off K Benson 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Teahen 5 (42), S Costa (13), A Berroa (38)
- 2Out RBIS Costa, A Berroa
- SFM Teahen
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz)
- ES Costa (3, bobble); D DeJesus (1, fly ball); M Redman (1, ground ball)
Orioles Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Birkins(L,5-2; B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 95-55 | 4.71 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-6 | 4.75 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.78 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-15 | 2.79 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 140-83 |
- Pitching
- WPK Birkins
- HBPM Tejada (By J Nelson)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Benson 8-7; K Birkins 0-2; T Williams 1-0; C Britton 0-2
- Game ScoresK Benson 41
Scoring Summary
Inning | BAL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Mora singled to right center, B Roberts scored, M Mora to second on error by right fielder S Costa. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | M Tejada singled to left, M Mora scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | K Millar grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Tejada scored, R Hernandez out at second, J Conine to third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | L Terrero doubled to center, R Hernandez scored, K Millar to third. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4th | M Teahen homered to center, M Stairs scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 6th | M Teahen homered to left, M Stairs scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 7th | L Terrero homered to right center. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 7th | M Teahen hit sacrifice fly to center, E German scored. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7th | S Costa doubled to deep center, M Stairs scored, S Costa to third on error by center fielder L Terrero. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7th | A Berroa reached on bunt single to third, S Costa scored. | 5 | 7 | ||
BAL wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 26 July 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,591
Game Time:2:58
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
- First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
2025 American League East Standings
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

